Download or read book The Animated Movie Guide written by Jerry Beck and published by Lawrence Hill Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Includes: every animated feature released in the United States since 1926; reviews and background information for over 300 films; plot synopses, running times, 4-star ratings, consumer tips, and MPAA ratings."--Cover."--From source other than the Library of Congress.
Download or read book 100 Animated Feature Films written by Andrew Osmond and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, animated features were widely perceived as cartoons for children. Today, though, they encompass an astonishing range of films, styles and techniques. There is the powerful adult drama of Waltz with Bashir; the Gallic sophistication of Belleville Rendez-Vous; the eye-popping violence of Japan's Akira; and the stop-motion whimsy of Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Andrew Osmond provides an entertaining and illuminating guide to the endlessly diverse world of animated features, with entries on 100 of the most interesting and important animated films from around the world, from the 1920s to the present day. There are key studio brands such as Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks, but there are also recognised auteur directors such as America's Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and Japan's Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away). Technologies such as motion-capture, used in films such as Avatar, blur the distinctions between live-action and animation. Meanwhile, lone artists such as Nina Paley (Sita Sings the Blues) and Bill Plympton (Idiots and Angels) make entire films by themselves. Blending in-depth history and criticism, 100 Animated Feature Films balances the blockbusters with local success stories from Eastern Europe to Hong Kong. There are entries on Dreamworks' Shrek, Pixar's Toy Story, and Disney's The Jungle Book, but you will also find pieces on Germany's silhouette-based The Adventures of Prince Achmed, the oldest surviving animated feature; on the thirty year production of Richard Williams' legendary opus, The Thief and the Cobbler; and on the lost work of Argentina's Quirino Cristiani, who reputedly made the first animated feature in 1917.
Download or read book Pink Panther written by Jerry Beck and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2005 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the Pink Panther films and their characters from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Download or read book The Animated Movie Guide written by Jerry Beck and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2005-10-28 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going beyond the box-office hits of Disney and Dreamworks, this guide to every animated movie ever released in the United States covers more than 300 films over the course of nearly 80 years of film history. Well-known films such as Finding Nemo and Shrek are profiled and hundreds of other films, many of them rarely discussed, are analyzed, compared, and catalogued. The origin of the genre and what it takes to make a great animated feature are discussed, and the influence of Japanese animation, computer graphics, and stop-motion puppet techniques are brought into perspective. Every film analysis includes reviews, four-star ratings, background information, plot synopses, accurate running times, consumer tips, and MPAA ratings. Brief guides to made-for-TV movies, direct-to-video releases, foreign films that were never theatrically released in the U.S., and live-action films with significant animation round out the volume.
Download or read book Five Hundred Essential Anime Movies written by Helen McCarthy and published by Ilex Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anime Japanese animation is hugely popular throughout the world. TV stations screen it dubbed into languages from Arabic to Russian, Catalan to Chinese. Diehard fans, or otaku, download it from the internet. New titles appear every week. But before you drown in the tidal wave of new releases, look inside this book. Here youll find expert reviews of all the most significant standalone titlesthe core of any English-speaking fans anime library. 500 Essential Anime Movies reveals the huge range of titles available in English, making them accessible to everyone from newcomers to experts. Divided into chapters by genre, so you can easily find the kind of story you like, and with advisory icons to warn you of sexual or violent content, the book also has details of directors, writers, designers and English-language release labels. Reviews from a leading anime expert are sure to provoke debate, as well as helping you find the anime you want, quickly and easily.
Download or read book Outlaw Animation written by Jerry Beck and published by . This book was released on 2003-07-15 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey of the annual Spike & Mike Festival of Animation is illustrated with frame grabs, rare production stills, original artwork and behind-the-scenes photographs, and features interviews with a number of the top underground animators.
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Animation written by Mary Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to creating low-budget two-dimensional stop-motion films, how to set up an animation station and make models, and how to film and edit.
Download or read book Of Mice and Magic written by Leonard Maltin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1987-12-01 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re seeking movie gifts or something for the history buffs in your life, this comprehensive guide to animation and cartoons has it all. In this one-of-a-kind definitive history of American animated cartoons, renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin presents the most extensive filmography on cartoons ever compiled. In this revised and updated edition of Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg’s An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin’s many fans up to date on the work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cartoon industry’s principals, Maltin has come up with a gold mine of anecdotes and film history. Behind the scenes were genius animators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and a legion of others. In all, Maltin has put together a glorious celebration of a universally loved segment of Americana.
Download or read book The Animated Film Encyclopedia written by Graham Webb and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia covers all English language animation from the first 80 years of its history. From the popular to the obscure, each entry includes production information, synopsis and other rare and obscure information.
Download or read book Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies written by Jerry Beck and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 1989-06-15 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you always wanted to know about Warner Bros. cartoons but were afraid to ask, this complete and indispensable reference will delight adults, children, and audiences all over the world.
Download or read book The Warner Brothers Cartoons written by Will Friedwald and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rantings and ravings of two enthusiastic young fans who, in an era before fanzines and web pages, wrote about the cartoons they loved in the spirit of their humor.
Download or read book The Erotic Anime Movie Guide written by Helen McCarthy and published by Titan Books (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to erotic anime (Japanese animation) considers all aspects of the genre, including its use of comedy and violence, the treatment of women and the issue of censorship. It also provides a detailed A-Z listing of over 200 erotic anime titles.
Download or read book The Animator s Guide to 2d Computer Animation written by Hedley Griffin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from an animator's point of view, this guide introduces readers to working with new computer animation systems. Includes all major techniques, from scanning drawings to image processing, coloring, adding backgrounds and shadows, and more. Covers leading software including Anima and Toonz, and the included CD-ROM contains animation clips and demo software.
Download or read book Ghibliotheque written by Jake Cunningham and published by Welbeck. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated - includes Miyazaki's new masterpiece, The Boy and the Heron. Explore the films of magical Japanese animation masters Studio Ghibli in this film-by-film celebration for newcomers and long-time fans alike. Ghibliotheque reviews each Studio Ghibli movie in turn, in the voice of expert and newcomer. The lively text delves into production details, themes, key scenes and general reviews, as well as Ghibli-specific information. It's beautifully illustrated with stills and posters from each movie. Written by the hosts of the acclaimed Ghibliotheque podcast, this is the first and last word on the films of Studio Ghibli.
Download or read book Warner Bros Animation Art written by Jerry Beck and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warner Bros has opened up its archives for official researchers to trace the history of its most famous characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Taz, Sylvester, Tweety Pie, Porky Pig and Yosemite Sam, as well as detailing more contemporary creations such as the animated Batman, Tiny Toons and Animaniacs.
Download or read book Looney Tunes written by Jerry Beck and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathered from the Warner Bros. archives and featuring all the favorite Looney Tunes characters, a visual history of the popular animated classics includes film stills, sketches, storyboards, and more.
Download or read book The Animation Book written by Kit Laybourne and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the theory, aesthetics, and techniques of animation features detailed instructions, projects, and discussions on such topics as basic movement, and digital ink and paint.
